Google Open Source: New zip code for open source initiatives

Google decided to take matters into its own hands. The tech giant has launched opensource.google.com, a website which ties together all of Google’s initiatives with information on how they use, release, and support open source.

Will Norris, Open Source Programs Office at Google announced via a blog post that the tech titan has launched opensource.google.com, a website for Google Open Source that ties together all of their initiatives with information on how they use, release, and support open source.

Now, they want to bring all of their initiatives under one roof. And this brings us to Google Open Source, their very own ode for open source. Norris revealed that the website “will contain the expected things: our programs, organizations we support, and a comprehensive list of open source projects we’ve released.”

But it also contains something unexpected: a look under the hood at how we “do” open source.

They are launching a directory of their open source projects which will be expanded over time. For many of the projects featured, Google is also adding information about how they are used inside the company.

Gabriela Motroc is editor of JAXenter.com and JAX Magazine. Before working at Software & Support Media Group, she studied International Communication Management at the Hague University of Applied Sciences.